Re: [PATCH v2 03/11] watchdog/hpwdt: Update nmi_panic message.

From: Guenter Roeck
Date: Tue Feb 13 2018 - 12:41:43 EST


On Sun, Feb 11, 2018 at 10:21:03PM -0700, Jerry Hoemann wrote:
> Include the nmistat in the nmi_panic message to give support
> an indication why the NMI was called (e.g. a timeout or generate
> nmi button.)
>
> Signed-off-by: Jerry Hoemann <jerry.hoemann@xxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c | 27 +++++++++++++++++++--------
> 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
> index 20a13c5d0285..6f7949ef9a23 100644
> --- a/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
> +++ b/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
> @@ -108,24 +108,35 @@ static int hpwdt_my_nmi(void)
> return ioread8(hpwdt_nmistat) & 0x6;
> }
>
> +static inline int hexdigit(int v)
> +{
> + return (v > 9) ? (v-9+'A') : (v+'0');
> +}
> +
> /*
> * NMI Handler
> */
> static int hpwdt_pretimeout(unsigned int ulReason, struct pt_regs *regs)
> {
> - if ((ulReason == NMI_UNKNOWN) && !hpwdt_my_nmi())
> + unsigned int mynmi = hpwdt_my_nmi();
> + static char panic_msg[] =
> + "00: An NMI occurred. Depending on your system the reason "
> + "for the NMI is logged in any one of the following resources:\n"
> + "1. Integrated Management Log (IML)\n"
> + "2. OA Syslog\n"
> + "3. OA Forward Progress Log\n"
> + "4. iLO Event Log";
> +
> + if ((ulReason == NMI_UNKNOWN) && !mynmi)
> return NMI_DONE;
>
> if (allow_kdump)
> hpwdt_stop();
>
> - nmi_panic(regs, "An NMI occurred. Depending on your system the reason "
> - "for the NMI is logged in any one of the following "
> - "resources:\n"
> - "1. Integrated Management Log (IML)\n"
> - "2. OA Syslog\n"
> - "3. OA Forward Progress Log\n"
> - "4. iLO Event Log");
> + panic_msg[0] = hexdigit((mynmi>>4)&0xf);
> + panic_msg[1] = hexdigit(mynmi&0xf);

No need to reinvent the wheel.

panic_msg[0] = hex_asc_hi(mynmi);
panic_msg[1] = hex_asc_lo(mynmi);

or even better
hex_byte_pack(panic_msg, mynmi);

There are matching _upper functions if you prefer A..F instead of a..f.

Guenter